Obesity!

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Interesting article in the Lancet shown on BBC News today:

More than half of the world's 671 million obese people live in 10 countries, ranked in order:

• US
• China
• India
• Russia
• Brazil
• Mexico
• Egypt
• Germany
• Pakistan
• Indonesia

Source: The Lancet
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With about eight of those countries also being the most populated in the world, I guess they're not much of a surprise. Germany and Egypt seem to be eating above their weight a little, though.



Edited to swap Pakistan with Egypt which was what I meant to write.
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TOP 10 countries by population:

1 China 1,364,710,000
2 India 1,244,690,000
3 United States 318,121,000
4 Indonesia 247,424,598
5 Brazil 202,626,000
6 Pakistan 186,582,000
7 Nigeria 173,615,000
8 Bangladesh 152,518,015
9 Russia 143,700,000
10 Japan 127,100,000

Your point is valid, but the Japanese are doing well.
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If it were an expat obesity list I imagine the scales would be tipped to favor Cambodia considerably.
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Why isn't New Zealand on that list?

They made the news today.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/ ... ster-study
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Too busy getting their exercise chasing sheep?
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Mrs Stroppy wrote:Too busy getting their exercise chasing sheep?
That's what Velcro gloves were invented for.... Makes the chase easier.
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kiwiincambodia wrote:[That's what Velcro gloves were invented for.... Makes the chase easier.
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